I am thinking of building a shed in the backyard for rental purposes. I live in the bay area. If you are knowledgeable about various aspects I need to consider, please do share. The high-level plan is to build a cozy ...

For those of who haven't read my other post, it is here-
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/60255-how-does-it-work-when-the-seller-financines-a-portion-

To summarize what I talked about in that other post,...

Hi All,I have a property that has a single family upstairs (3b 1.5ba) with a partially finished basement (3b, 1ba) that I will be finishing and turning into a separate unit. The whole house is on one HVAC system. Addi...

Hi all,We are having issue with our tenant and not sure how to deal with her. Late last week, she contacted us and stating that the upstairs toilet is leaking, through the floor and the bottom floor ceiling. On Monday...

I have a 4-unit building built in the late 70's.  All the units have hispanic families in them.  over the last year I have had to have a plumber unclog the kitchen sink for 3 of the families.  One guy texted me just l...

What do you all do? Include all appliances. Or only some and not others. Just searching best practice before I go drop a pretty dime. Thanks! 

Hi,I have a building which has a finished attic space on the "3rd" floor. This space only has one egress from the back stairs. I want to create a duplex up unit by combining the second floor and 3rd floor into one uni...

Hello, I’ve been looking at starting an Airbnb type rental. I currently have long term rentals. The sites that I have been looking at is an area where tourism has been on the rise. They have limited hotels, however...

Good morning BP! My wife and I have been entertaining the idea of owning a vacation rental property for about 6 months now.  We owned our home in Navarre Florida, and just closed on our second home (which will become ...